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Q&A: Todd Boehly's Chelsea takeover is almost complete, so what happens next?

Todd Boehly's consortium has finally received approval from both the UK Government and the Premier League to purchase Chelsea, in the latest development of the ongoing saga surrounding the sale of the west London team.

On Tuesday night the Premier League confirmed they had given the green light for the LA Dodgers stakeholder to ratify his takeover from the sanctioned Roman Abramovich, who has owned the club for 19 years.

Then, on Wednesday morning, Government officials confirmed that they are satisfied 'that the full proceeds of the sale will not benefit Roman Abramovich or any other sanctioned individual.